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Amino vs Aminoglycoside - What's the difference?

amino | aminoglycoside |

As nouns the difference between amino and aminoglycoside

is that amino is (chemistry) the amine functional group while aminoglycoside is a molecule composed of a sugar group and an amino group, in some cases functioning as an antibiotic.

As an adjective amino

is (chemistry) relating to an amine.

amino

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (chemistry) Relating to an amine.

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (chemistry) The amine functional group.

    • Derived terms

    * amino- * amino acid

    See also

    * imino

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    aminoglycoside

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A molecule composed of a sugar group and an amino group, in some cases functioning as an antibiotic.